16. December 2020 | Human Rights News, Human Rights Defenders
Human rights defenders and rights activists have gathered in front of the cathedral of Cologne, Germany on 10th December. The philippinenbüro e.V. which is based in Cologne organised the protest in order to remember the many victims of human rights violations in the...
16. December 2020 | Human Rights News, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders
The International Human Rights Day in the Philippines was marked by a wave of arrests. Among the victims was journalist Lady Anne Salem who was working for the red tagged alternative news site Manila Today. All have been arrested for alleged posession of firearms....
16. December 2020 | Human Rights News, Human Rights Defenders
Amanda Echanis, daughter of Randall Echanis, who was murdered this year in August was arrested on 2nd December together with her one month old baby- for alleged posession of firearms and explosives. The organisation Anakpawis claims that these were false allegations....
14. December 2020 | Human Rights News, Human Rights Defenders
CIVICUS Monitor, the Global research collaboration that tracks fundamental freedoms in 196 countries has just published their annual report “People Under Attack” 2020. In this report, CIVICUS has downgraded the Philippines from “obstructed” to “repressed”. Civic...
9. November 2020 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News
The situation for human rights defenders in the Philippines has deteriorated during the past months. The assassination of Jory Porquia has been followed by the murder of Randall Echanis and Zara Alvarez, just to name the most prominent ones. Human rights defenders...
26. August 2020 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
Press Release, Cologne, August 26, 2020 Philippine human rights activist Zara Alvarez is dead – murdered on August 17, 2020 in Bacolod City (Philippines). Organizations from Europe condemn the act and give their voice to her cause. We are sad, stunned and above...
